Countdown to Super Sunday Begins

Bob Sanders sure looks like a guy I wouldn't want to run into on South Beach. Chicago ball carriers better avoid him on the field as well, making him the key to Super Bowl XLI, writes Jared Trexler.

The Phanatic's week-long Super Sunday coverage continued on Media Day with John Gottlieb's indictment of Tank Johnson, above the law because of his bench press and squat weight.

The NFL coverage didn't end in Miami, swooping far west to the Bay Area, where John McMullen theorizes that the Raiders made the right move shying away from another member of the "Old Boys Club." In Eagle-related news, Comcast Sportsnet reported on its 6:00 p.m. newscast that Andy Reid's son was involved in a car accident.

Phillies news? Chase Utley appears ready for Opening Day. Flyers fodder? Peter the Great may be heading to Anaheim. And the Sixers season may be going down the tubes, but Michael Rushton connects the dots to one of college basketball's rising stars, explaining that Kevin Durant is more mature and well rounded because of the collegiate experience.

Finally, The Phanatic reprinted its article about former Army women's head coach Maggie Dixon's death last April. Her brother Jamie's Pitt Panthers entered the Wachovia Center and beat Villanova Monday night, providing the perfect opportunity for another tribute.

It struck a chord with one of our readers: As a close friend of Mag's I can tell you that the wounds are still fresh and it seems as if they may never heal. After spending time with her parents and sister in the family home in November I can tell you that the smiles still exist- but there is an emptiness that surrounds everyone. A void that will never be filled. I miss her terribly and only write these words because to me, its the only way I can go on. I "google" her everyday and look at her pictures to fill that void I mentioned above. I can still hear her voice, and I know she's watching all of us from above. In fact she's probably laughing, because that's what she did so well. For those who never met her, she was the funniest girl you would ever want to know. I miss those laughs-Thank you to the author of this story for keeping that memory alive. Go Pitt! Go Army! Go USD!

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